Leaders in Supply Chain and Logistics Podcast
1) #212: Inside IKEA’s End-to-End Supply Chain Overhaul with Susanne Waidzunas
*Hosted by Radu Palamariu* Susanne Waidzunas has spent over 25 years shaping one of the most intricate global supply chains on the planet at IKEA. From her early days managing suppliers in the Baltic...Show More
2) #211: Why Calm Leadership Wins in Supply Chain with Arne Flemming of Bosch
*Hosted by Fei Yu* I sat down with Arne Flemming, Senior Vice President of Corporate Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics Services at Bosch, a €90B global powerhouse operating across mobility...Show More
3) #210: Operational Innovation at TE Connectivity with Jim Tobojka
*Hosted by Radu Palamariu* Jim Tobojka is the Chief Operations Officer at TE Connectivity, a USD 16B industrial tech powerhouse whose products power everything from EVs to life-saving devices. We div...Show More
4) #209: Building Resilient, Local-Global Supply Chains with Manuel Wildberger of Givaudan
*Hosted by Fei Yu* Manuel Wildberger leads European operations at Givaudan, a global flavor and fragrance giant with 7.4B Swiss Francs in sales and customers across 150 countries. I spoke with Manuel...Show More
5) #208: Apple in China with Author and Journalist Patrick McGee
*Hosted by Radu Palamariu* In this episode, we dive into one of the most consequential supply chain narratives of our time: how Apple became the single largest private contributor to China’s tech ris...Show More
6) #207: From CSCO to CEO, Building a Global Board Career, and the GAP framework with Pier Luigi Sigismondi
*Hosted by Radu Palamariu* Pier Luigi Sigismondi helped build Unilever’s supply chain into a global benchmark, then pivoted to become a sought-after board member across three continents. In this epis...Show More
7) #206: Data-Driven Supply Chain Transformation with Ruth Beadle of Sanofi
*Hosted by Stéphanie Moles-Rota* In this compelling episode, I interviewed Ruth Beadle, the Head of Supply Chain at Sanofi, where we talked about her transformative leadership journey across various ...Show More
8) #205: How Unilever’s Ice Cream Division Became the $8.5B “Magnum Company” with Sandeep Desai, CSCO
*Hosted by Radu Palamariu* Unilever is turning its iconic ice cream business, home to Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s, into a standalone powerhouse. What does it really take to spin off an €8.5B global bus...Show More
9) #204: Tariffs and Global Supply Chains with Brian Nemeth of AlixPartners
*Hosted by Radu Palamariu* In this episode, I interviewed Brian Nemeth, Managing Director at AlixPartners, where we talked about the ripple effects of tariffs on global supply chains. We dived into r...Show More
10) #203: Leading Global Operations in the Semiconductor Industry with Thomas Berden of VAT Group
*Hosted by Fei Yu* In this episode, I interviewed Thomas Berden, COO of VAT Group where we discussed VAT’s strategy of staying ahead of the curve, investing in capacities and capabilities, and mainta...Show More